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Figure 21.18 Annella sp. (family Subergorgiidae). A, colony; B, some of the sclerites representative of this genus. (Photo:
K. Fabricius; illustration: P. Alderslade.)
(A)
(B)
Medulla
Cortex
Polyp
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.25 mm
Figure 21.19 Family Melithaeidae, Melithaea. A, colony;
B, some of the sclerites representative of this genus.
(Photo: K. Fabricius; illustration: P. Alderslade.)
(A)
(B)
0.1 mm
Node
Internode
Tentacle
Polyp
Cortex